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IMPROVEMENT INv DOOR AND PACKAGE-HOLDER.

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TO ALL WH OM ITiMAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN K. McDoNALD, of Newark, in the county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and improved Hat and Package-Holder and Door-Fastener; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the lettersof referencemarked thereon.

To a loop, A, I attach a flat piece, B, for the purpose of a. doorLfastener.- The points C C C (there may be more or less of them) are held against the inside of the door-casing, up close tothe loop. The door is then shut by the'loop, and against this piece, crowding thepoints into the casing,'when the loop is slipped across the edge o' the door and casing, and prevents pushing the door open even if it vwere unlocked'. Also, to the loop I attach the hook'D with a sharp point. This, with the other hooks, isto b'e used in travelling in the cars. This hook is made toattach to the back of the car-seat or the lattice of the window-shade, or even to the side of the car. The hook E is especiallyA designed for a'hat. The point F catches on to binding of the hat. It may be used for other things. The hook is designed for any ordinarypackuge. The number of hooks may be increased if desired.

The Whole. is enclosed with two or three pieces of rubber tubing (see Figure 3,) or it may be put in a small case made of hard rubber, metal, or other material. This simple combination provides a convenient fixture for protecting the door over night, and of disposing of a hat-and other small parcels when travelling in the cars. The door-fastener may be made and used separately, as also may the hat and package-holder, if desired. I

What I claim as my invention, and` desire to secure by Letters Patentis'- The combination of the'piece B, hooks D, E, and G. with vthe loop A, substantially as and Afor the purpose specified.

Witnesses: 4

HORACE HARRIs, R. 'B. YARD.

JOHN K. MGDONALD. 

